glo light fixture

Get any bulb at HD that is between 5000K and 10,000K. They will probably be listed as daylight bulbs.

Yes those actinic bulbs are meant for saltwater and will cause a ferocious algae bloom in my experience. And way too many hours of light is not helping either.

Try to limit your lights to 8 hours or less. You may have to go total blackout for a few days to get it under control.

Prober, HD doesn't (in my area) sell high output T5, they just sell normal T5.


The Life Glo will be fine, as will the marine glo (it will grow plants just fine), but it will look kinda odd unless you like a lot of blue.


I'd use a Life Glo and a Power Glo, should be a very good color combo.

48" 6700k T5 HO only cost less than $4 each, bulk order.

GE 6500k T5 HO

www.1000bulbs.com

That's some great info right there. How many do you have to buy to get that price?

As to whether you got a good deal or not...google "t5 ho 48in" and see what those puppies are going for new. You got a SPECTACULAR deal and i am officially Jealous.

As to attaching it to the rim...does it have legs? If it's just a flat box you will have to either get a glass top for it to sit on or figure out a way to hang if from above. Or cobble together some sort of legs for it. See what brand it is and google again, if it has fittings for legs but they didn't come with your sale you may be able to get them as separate utensils for a low price. Some brands sell them and some don't.

I have this same fixture... got it for $75 on clearance at my LFS! You got a GREAT deal! I assume since you are asking how to attach it you didn't get it as a complete setup in box new? The full package included a hanging system to hang it from the ceiling, and the two black legs.

According to the directions, you can set it directly on top of the tank by sliding out the silver pieces.. I have run mine this way for 4 months now with 2 bulbs with no adverse affect to the plastic trim on the tank or the center support. If you have a glass top these Black leg attachments will do you no good, they almost if not definitely sit in the water, so putting a glass lid or any kind of lid on the tank will not work. I do not put a canopy over my tank and so airflow isnt a problem for me for heat issues.

So back to what's included.... I am about 99.5 percent sure I still have both the legs and hanging system and am not using them... and have absolutely NO intention of using them as I have small hands that love my fish (kids) in my house and have to run a closed top system to prevent cheetos from becoming a staple food source for my fish!

Send me a PM and we can figure out if I am right in my assumption and we can get these extras I don't need over to you. ( my husband will be thrilled to get rid of the big box for the 3 little items! )

I could be wrong but with the Glo fixture the manufacturer created the fixture to use bulbs that are a specific size (not universal). I think their bulbs are an inch or two shorter compared to other fixtures.
I suggest you do a bit more research before ordering.